─── in any sort of sub/dom dynamic with bruce wayne .ᐟ even in a romantic relationship, his need to have some form control over you would permeate through absolutely everything, in any sort of circumstance, with no sexual implications. bruce thinks he does you a service by dictating your life around. it would never comes from a place of wanting to make you feel small. it doesn’t make him feel more powerful by depriving you of control, though. his authoritative nature does come from a place of fear, especially given his lack of control during the event that stuck with him throughout his entire life.
to bruce, it’s a natural thing. it all began with “wear pink and silk, they suit you better” to you asking him pick your clothes as your daily routine, followed by outfit checks, all sent at the same hour. routine is good, right? you tell him everything— where you’re headed to. what you had for breakfast. what should you have for lunch? most of the time it’s not even him insisting to control certain areas of your life, but it’s you. unless you decide to brat around and misbehave. you get him used to this routine and then, you deprive him of it. but he’s too smart to be tricked.
then, you crawl and beg him, so he indulges. sometimes, asking bruce to control you makes you all wet and needy. which isn’t exactly what he wants— it’s not about dependency, but it’s a never ending circle in which you find yourselves stuck due to its addictive nature.
sex is obviously involved and sometimes bruce uses it as a form punishment, depriving you of it when you misbehave. he can live without it— without sex, yes. without you? not exactly. but he knows you can’t resist sex and it’s really not your fault that you’re so needy and eager to be fucked. he bends you over his knee inside his office and the palm of his hand lands a few spanks that you count out loud. this shouldn’t be mistaken with sadism, though. it’s just brat taming and behavioral control.